Leonard Caillouet wrote:
> "Brent Secombe" <bsecombover@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:171020050711586645%bsecombover@yahoo.co.uk...
>
>>In article <pan.2005.10.17.04.43.52.586135@ae86.gts>, Hachiroku
>><Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 19:06:12 -0700, jim beam wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hachiroku wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>After today's race, Chevrolet dropped out as a supplier of engines to
>>>>>the
>>>>>Indy Racing League (IRL)
>>>>>
>>>>>Interesting. Although previous Indianapolis 500's have had their share
>>>>>of
>>>>>British engines as well as American iron, the 2006 Indy 500 will most
>>>>>likely be a fight between the best from Honda and Toyota. There may be
>>>>>a
>>>>>stray entry of an older car with a Chevy, but IRL is now All Japanese
>>>>>when
>>>>>it comes to engines!
>>>>
>>>>do you find it ironic?
>>>
>>>Not really. The Japanese have been creeping into the world racing scenes,
>>>and their engines have been getting better and better. I am curious as to
>>>why Cevy dropped the ball, though.
>>
>>Still, it seems an odd digression from a quest for more economical
>>engines, doesn't it? As the public becomes sensitised to squandering
>>our grandchildren's energy supplies, will corporations benefit by being
>>associated with the waste?
>>
>>Brent
>
>
> I don't see a "digression" at all, in the sense that I think you intend.
> Seems to me that pushing the technology to its limits has direct benefits to
> building more efficient and cleaner burning, reliable engines. Does anyone
> come close to Honda in this regard?
>
> Leonard
>
>
yes, toyota. both honda & toyotoa are neck & neck - have been for some
time.